Scots' Dike

Scots' Dike

The Scots' Dike or dyke is a three and a half mile / 5.25 km long linear earthwork, constructed by the English and the Scots in the year 1552 to mark the division of the Debatable lands and thereby settle the exact boundary between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England.

Read more about Scots' Dike:  Introduction, Division of The Debatable Lands, Scotch Dike Railway Station, Other National Border Earthworks, Scots Dike At Richmond, Miscellany